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Nepal Peoples and Languages |
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National
or official languages: |
Nepali,
Gurung: 22,847,000 (1998 UN)
2,423,840 speakers of Tibeto-Burman languages
also includes Kharia
Urdu 202,208
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Literacy
rate |
Literacy
rate 20% to 29%. |
Religions: |
Hindu,
Buddhist, Muslim, Christian |
Blind
population |
100,000 |
Deaf
population |
1,275,776 |
Deaf
institutions |
3 |
The number
of languages listed for Nepal |
121
Of those, 120 are living languages and 1 is extinct |
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